Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02
CHARLESTON'S MONUMENT
THE AUXILIARY COMMITTEE
TAKEN TO TASK.

Fears that Their Course in Preparing
for the Celebration win Not Arouse
Much Enthusiasm or Make 1T Bril-
liant Success-The Merchants OF the
pity Aroused and Bound to Have a
Military Display.
CHARLESTON, April 1.-The earth
quake being over, Feb. % being passed
and the Fl eeze OF Tuesday last having
killed all the cabbages, potatoes, peas
and cucumbers in the vicinity, Charles
ton finds itself now with nothing to dis
cuss but the Calhoun monument, and the
discussion has taken very lively turn
The monument, it may be said, is up. 1t
took nearly third of century to get up,
but it is finally up, and it promises to be,
when finished, q very handsome monu-
ent-worthy OF tho memory of the great
statesmen and OF the associ alton which
raised the funds for its purchase and
saved them during and after the war, and
Of the great sculptor. Harnisch.
DATE OF THE UNWILLING.
The date for unwilling the monument
has been fixed for April 26, next, the an
nIversary OF the Calhoun funeral, and to
chat day Charleston's eyes are turned
with longing, combined with some I'M
patience, at the fact that the auxlllary
committee OF old gentlemen, who give ut
terance to the views of the committee OF
young ladies representing the Calhoun
Monument Association, don't seem to be
able to make up their minds what they
are going to do about the unveiling cere-
monies. There are not many men alive
to-day in Charleston who contributed to
the fund, but their descendants are here,
and are largely represented in the busl-
ness portion of the community. Calhoun
was in no sense of the word Charles
tonian, althou Oh his remains rest beneath
a sarcophagus of Vermont granite in ST.
Phillips cnurchyard, and the first monu-
ment TO his memory mas been erected
within the sound of the guns of Fort sum-
ter, il Fort Sumter guns should e'er be
heard again.
STATE EVENT.
The business men Of the city have been
anxious to have the ceremonies so ar
ranged as to make il State event, and
the idea was thrown out several weeks
ago that military demonstration, which
should include the soldiers of the entire
State, should be part of the programme.
1t was known that the association had 8
large surplus OF the fund on hand, thanks
TO the admirable management OF the fund
Oy the committee, and it was intimated
that they could well afford to contribute
81. 900 out of the $4,000 in their hands to
a fund to entertain the visiting military,
the merchants undertaking to raise
whatever deficiency might have been
required. Day after day passed, however,
without eliciting a word from the COM
mittee as to their intentions, and people
began to grow impatient, and as a cOnse-
uuence "cards' and interviews appeared
In the public prints.
THE COMMITTEE MAD.
This seemed to make the committee
mad, and finally on Wednesday last a
meeting was had and it was determined
TO issue an invitation to the people of the
State at large to participate IN the cere.
monies. 1t was fntimated that the com.
mlttee could net afford to contribute any
thing to the entertainment of the visiting
military, and further that the presence oil
the military was not desired. This made
the merchants mad, and they forthwith
intimated that they would subscribe
she funds and bring the State;militia here
provided the committee would condescenC
20 give them place in the procession.
The committee found itself in an un
pleasant predicament. 1theld a meeting
yesterday and adopted resolutions. which
were not published, but in which 1t was
intimated that all visiting organizations
would be assigned places in the process
sion. 1t was also intimated in a kind o
Ieft-handed way that small appropria
lion would be made out of the surplus
funds Of the association to aid in en- ter
tanning the visiting militia, so that hope
are now entertained that everything will
be amicably arranged and every body sat
isfed.